First Page knows the grammar of a screenplay. Return moves the draft forward, Tab changes the element, and margins, page breaks and dialogue continuations stay right without being managed.
Character
Scene Heading⌘1
Action⌘2
Character⌘3
Dialogue⌘4
Parenthetical⌘5
Transition⌘6
EXT. DESERT HIGHWAY — NIGHT
A station wagon cuts through a black sea of scrub. No moon. No other headlights for miles.
ELLIS
Tell me that light wasn’t there a minute ago.
Scene Heading⌘1Action⌘2Character⌘3Dialogue⌘4Parenthetical⌘5Transition⌘6
ScenesTagsCharactersScriptNotes
Script
7 characters184 dialogue lines12 scenesFade
#
Scene Heading
Location
Time
Words
1
EXT. DESERT HIGHWAY
Desert Highway
NIGHT
214
2
INT. STATION WAGON
Station Wagon
NIGHT
386
3
EXT. RADIO TOWER
Radio Tower
DAWN
512
4
INT. RADIO TOWER — BASE
Radio Tower
DAWN
298
5
EXT. SERVICE ROAD
Service Road
DAY
147
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